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Casey Walkup used his degree from WSU to get his career started as Promotions Manager at the Coleman Company from 2001-2004. He caught the broadcasting bug in college and for the past eight years he?s broadcast high school football games. After leaving Coleman, he became a part-time sports reporter and photographer at Wichita?s ABC affiliate. Walkup has also done some color commentary for the state-wide broadcasts of the NBC Championship games in 2005.[CR-LF][CR-LF]A graduate of Valley Center, Walkup?s high school awards included 1995 Kansas All-State Class 5A defensive back and Southwest Offensive Player of the Year in football. On the baseball diamond, Casey was All-State 2nd Base in 1996 and Chisholm Trail League MVP in 1996.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Walkup attended Wichita State where he was an infielder and four year letterman in baseball. He graduated from WSU with a degree in Sports Administration. Casey has also been extensively involved in the NBC World Series. In 2000 he was voted Most Popular Player and Most Outstanding Local Player. In 2005 he founded and served as Head Coach of the Park City Cowboys which finished 7th in their first year of competition at the NBC. For his efforts Casey was named 2005 Manager of the Year.[CR-LF][CR-LF]His hobbies include playing and coaching baseball, golf, working out and watching all sports. He says if he wasn?t a sportscaster, he would love to be a country singer/songwriter.

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